{"id":1149,"date":"2016-07-27T11:16:44","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T11:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/spcare\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2016-07-28T16:12:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-28T16:12:43","slug":"kate-granger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/spcare\/2016\/07\/27\/kate-granger\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Granger"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Dr Mark Taubert<\/a>, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff<\/em><\/p>\n

On \u00a0<\/span>July 23, 2016, Dr. Kate Granger died at St Gemma\u2019s Hospice.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Goodbye\u00a0\u00a0Kate.<\/p>\n

Some words. Where can we live, but days? A message you sent me in October 2013 read, “I have high expectations of myself & what I can achieve – I know these are set a little high but I do like a challenge!”<\/p>\n

And what you have achieved.\u00a0There are\u00a0many\u00a0wonderful tributes to you, and they are all filled with gratitude and\u00a0admiration at what you have been able to change. We thought amongst the many posts, blogs\u00a0and articles, this particular one\u00a0from Ali Cracknell <\/a>was\u00a0notably poignant.<\/p>\n

So, to remain brief but to the point: here at BMJ Supportive& Palliative Care,\u00a0you will be remembered and we, too, are amongst the many who marvel at what you have created. Your presence in life and on social media, your sense of humour, coupled with that plain-speaking honesty and directness, were humbling. Extraordinary.<\/p>\n

Images\u00a0say more than a thousand words, so we have collated some of them here. Lastly, we think you may have liked this poem by Philip Larkin.<\/p>\n

So long, Kate.<\/p>\n

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Days – Philip Larkin<\/strong><\/p>\n

What are days for?<\/p>\n

Days are where we live.<\/p>\n

They come, they wake us<\/p>\n

Time and time over.<\/p>\n

They are to be happy in:<\/p>\n

Where can we live but days? Ah, solving that question<\/p>\n

Brings the priest and the doctor<\/p>\n

In their long coats<\/p>\n

Running over the fields.<\/p>\n

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by Dr Mark Taubert, Consultant in Palliative Medicine, Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff On \u00a0July 23, 2016, Dr. Kate Granger died at St Gemma\u2019s Hospice. Goodbye\u00a0\u00a0Kate. Some words. Where can we live, but days? A message you sent me in October 2013 read, “I have high expectations of myself & what I can achieve – I […]<\/p>\n

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